INSURANCE

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S112-S117 [25JA], H457-H462 [25JA]

Agenda

Emergency meeting on status of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House), H9955 [20DE]

Amendments

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H371 [20JA]

Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), consideration (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8749, S8752, S8776, S8780 [17DE], H8763, H8882 [13DE], H9960 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8757 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]

FDIC: require a study on the impact of insured depository institution failures (H.R. 2056), S7745, S7774, S7777 [17NO], H9934 [19DE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4852 [11JY], H4888, H4895, H4896, H4897, H4899, H4900, H4901, H4902, H4903, H4904, H4905, H4909, H4910, H4911, H4912, H4914 [12JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2962, H2963, H2964, H2966, H2967 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2950 [3MY]

Analyses

Five Budget Reasons To Repeal the Democrats' Costly New Health Care Law: Representative Paul Ryan, S77 [25JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H9998 [20DE], H10025 [23DE]

Articles and editorials

Budget Office—GOP Medicare Plan Could Lead to Rationing, H2417 [7AP]

Deficit Is Worse Than We Think—Normal Interest Rates Would Raise Debt-Service Costs by $4.9 Trillion Over 10 Years, Dwarfing the Savings From Any Currently Contemplated Budget Deal, S4138 [28JN]

Definition of Insanity, S6310 [6OC]

Easy Chair—A Letter to Barack Obama, E1562 [8SE]

Entitlement Bandits, S4374 [6JY]

GOP Jobs Plan Vs. Obama's, S7271 [9NO]

GOP Takes Packaging Path, H8755 [13DE]

H.R. 3 a Deliberate Attack on Small Business, H3022 [4MY]

Health Care Law—Provides New Peace of Mind for Millions of People With Chronic Health Conditions—Like Me, E1837 [12OC]

Health Care Reform Is Constitutional, H221 [18JA]

Healthcare—Stories From Illinois and Indiana, E26-E28 [6JA]

Healthcare—Stories From Maryland and Washington, DC, E25 [6JA]

Healthcare—Stories From Ohio, E29-E31 [6JA]

Healthcare—Stories From West Virginia and Pennsylvania, E22-E25 [6JA]

House GOP Agenda—Curtailing Abortion, Cutting Kids, H945 [16FE]

Ludicrous and Cruel, S2310 [8AP]

Medicare Reimbursement Changes Will Benefit Iowa Hospitals, Doctors, S453 [2FE]

No, You Can't Keep Your Health Insurance, S3671 [9JN]

ObamaCare's Incentive To Drop Insurance, S465 [2FE]

Panel Questions Adequacy of Mental Health Care, H4716 [7JY]

PolitiFACT's Lie of the Year—`Government Takeover of Health Care', H1538 [3MR]

Prepare To Die for Lack of Money, H318 [19JA]

Repeal of ``Obamacare'' Would Help Wyoming, S392 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 165), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 361), H394 [20JA]

———prohibit discrimination and retaliation against individuals and health care entities that refuse to recommend, refer for, cover, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in abortions (see S. 1489), S5250 [2AU]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions (see S. 1488), S5250 [2AU]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see S. 906), S2731 [5MY] (see S. 1484), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 237), H2933 [2MY]

———prohibit taxpayer funded elective abortions (see S. 877), S2686 [4MY]

Agriculture: allow producers to purchase crop insurance to insure against shallow losses and improve yield history determination accuracy (see H.R. 3107), H6624 [5OC]

———support crop insurance for specialty crops (see S. 1905), S7829 [18NO]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: repeal and rescind all unobligated funds (see H.R. 599), H599 [9FE]

———repeal health-care related provisions and rescind relevant unobligated appropriations (see H.R. 556), H550 [8FE]

———rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (see S. 391), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 620), H679 [10FE]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1150), H1982 [17MR] (see H.R. 1943), H3342 [23MY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2575 [11AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), consideration (see H. Res. 218), H2602 [12AP]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]

———authorize reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 208), H102 [6JA]

———ensure that members are entitled to refractive eye surgery (see H.R. 2703), H5780 [29JY]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see S. 316), S642 [10FE] (see H.R. 625), H679 [10FE]

———ensure those killed and wounded in the attack at a recruiting station in Little Rock, AR, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones (see S. 1899), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 2683), H5732 [28JY]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see S. 1214), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 2085), H3984 [2JN]

———limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 652), H681 [10FE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H1841 [15MR] (see H.R. 1285), H2213 [31MR]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see S. 387), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 791), H1177 (see H.R. 791), H1197 [17FE]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H4456 [22JN]

Budget Control Act: exempt Medicare from fallback sequestration (see H.R. 3519), H7928 [29NO]

———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (see H.R. 2724), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Medicare from budget cuts (see H.R. 2725), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H5883 [1AU]

Children and youth: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the TRICARE and CHAMPVA programs (see S. 490), S1219 [3MR] (see H.R. 115), H37 [5JA]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1045), S3224 [23MY] (see H.R. 1955), H3408 [24MY]

Claims: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H1524 [2MR]

———restore rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (see S. 466), S1120 [2MR]

Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (see S. 1429), S4960 [27JY]

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 9), H41 [5JA]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (see H. Res. 26), H102 [6JA]

Consumers: improve access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers (see S. 422), S1060 [1MR]

———improve protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance (see S. 159), S126 [25JA]

Correctional institutions: reduce spread of sexually transmitted infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits to certain individuals released from a public institution (see H.R. 2704), H5780 [29JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management Program (see S. 1626), S5945 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H434 [24JA]

———ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces members and civilian employees killed or wounded in certain attacks outside combat zones (see H.R. 1019), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 1142), H1906 [16MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 1490), S5250 [2AU]

———disapprove rule relating to ``Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' (see H.J. Res. 19), H202 [12JA]

———establish a program to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients to navigate health-related programs and activities (see S. 1609), S5902 [22SE]

———establish an America Rx drug discount program for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices (see H.R. 2296), H4456 [22JN]

———establish performance-based quality measures under Medicare and affirmative defense in medical malpractice actions, and provide grants to States for administrative health care tribunals (see H.R. 2363), H4573 [24JN]

———issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (see S. 756), S2266 [7AP]

———provide additional funding for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (see S. 1088), S3426 [26MY]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 1059), S3338 [25MY] (see H.R. 1629), H2912 [15AP]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 137), S125 [25JA] (see H.R. 416), H468 [25JA]

———remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (see S. 1275), S4076 [23JN]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H5660 [27JY]

Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 1977), H3409 [24MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit hiring of additional employees to enforce individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 434), H469 [25JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize waiver of collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans (see S. 914), S2777 [9MY]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 28), H33 [5JA]

———modify provision of certain surviving spouse benefits in the months of deaths of veterans and improve housing loan benefits (see S. 874), S2621 [3MY]

———presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H3107 [5MY]

———provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system (see H.R. 1460), H2570 [8AP]

Disasters: create protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2101), H3985 [2JN]

———ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2582), H5238 [19JY]

———establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see S. 637), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 3125), H6671 [6OC]

Diseases: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 3198), H6920 [13OC]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3108 [5MY]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5883 [1AU]

District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (see S. 1379), S4640 [18JY]

Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (see H.R. 3638), H8879 [13DE]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (see S. 1720), S6600 [17OC]

———encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H7890 [18NO]

———express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H. Res. 501), H9945 [19DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3630), H8322 [9DE] (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H8727 [12DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 502), H9945 [19DE]

———provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline permit (see H.R. 3765), H10026 [23DE]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1809), H3159 [10MY]

———provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2265 [1AP]

FAA: use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (see S. 1433), S4960 [27JY] (see H.R. 2744), H5883 [1AU]

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to provide retroactive pay to employees who were furloughed (see H.R. 2814), H5901 [9AU]

FDIC: require a study on the impact of insured depository institution failures (see H.R. 2056), H3805 [31MY]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 47), S123 [25JA]

———ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 979), H1664 [9MR]

———make stillborn children eligible for optional coverage under Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 2737), H5883 [1AU]

———provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 2958), H6231 [15SE]

———provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1910), S7829 [18NO] (see H.R. 3485), H7890 [18NO]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1328), H2266 [1AP]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend (see H.R. 2465), H4792 [8JY]

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Prgram: provide lump-sum payments to recipients unless the insured or beneficiary elects otherwise (see H.R. 48), H34 [5JA]

FEMA: authorize construction and maintenance of levees on property acquired under hazard mitigation grant programs (see S. 1118), S3427 [26MY]

———authorize waiver of certain debts owed in cases where disaster assistance funds were distributed in error (see S. 792), S2387 [12AP]

———clarify effective date of National Flood Insurance Program policies covering properties affected by floods in progress (see S. 1349), S4517 [12JY]

———consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates (see S. 1284), S4156 [28JN] (see H.R. 902), H1573 [3MR]

———ensure equitable treatment of swimming pool enclosures outside of hurricane season under the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1041), S3224 [23MY]

———ensure fair treatment of existing levees and flood control structures under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 764), H1176 (see H.R. 764), H1196 [17FE]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (see H.R. 1026), H1724 [10MR]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), return to House (see H. Res. 368), H5488 [25JY]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (see H.R. 1309), H2265 [1AP]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1548), S5536 [13SE] (see S. 1864), S7451 [15NO] (see S. 1958), S8414 [7DE] (see H.R. 3628), H8318 [8DE]

———postpone updating flood insurance rate maps of areas protected by levees in the process of being constructed or rehabilitated (see S. 2025), S8734 [16DE]

———provide a moratorium on the issuance of flood insurance rate maps to assist property owners in adapting to flood insurance rate map changes (see H.R. 700), H774 [14FE]

———provide greater notification of flood insurance rate map changes and the appeals process, reimbursement for certain successful map change petitions, and removal of certain properties from flood insurance rate maps (see H.R. 2078), H3868 (see H.R. 2078), H3909 [1JN]

———restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (see S. 1940), S8183 [5DE]

———revise National Flood Insurance Program to include a system for indeterminate loss insurance claims (see S. 1091), S3426 [26MY]

———revise National Flood Insurance Program to more fairly treat homeowners who purchase insurance under the program (see H.R. 1453), H2569 [8AP]

———suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see H.R. 898), H1573 [3MR]

———terminate National Flood Insurance Program and related mandatory purchase and compliance requirements (see H.R. 435), H469 [25JA]

FHA: require equitable treatment of homebuyers who have repaid their FHA-insured mortgages in full (see S. 488), S1219 [3MR]

Floods: ensure private property, public safety, and human life are protected from flood hazards that result from post-fire watershed conditions created by wildfires on Federal land (see S. 487), S1219 [3MR] (see H.R. 922), H1574 [3MR]

———require regulated lending institutions, Federal agency lenders, and housing Government-sponsored enterprises to accept qualified private flood insurance coverage (see H.R. 1430), H2534 [7AP]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs (see S. 308), S629 [8FE]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 130), H38 [5JA]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2605), H5373 [21JY]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 1420), S4911 [26JY] (see H.R. 2651), H5579 [26JY]

Government regulations: prohibit financial regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company (see H.R. 3559), H8135 [5DE]

———repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3868 (see H.R. 2077), H3909 [1JN]

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1839), H3218 [11MY]

———clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1409), H2533 [7AP]

———clarify congressional consent and expand flexibility for interstate health choice compacts (see H.R. 1915), H3301 [13MY]

———conform income calculations for purposes of eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan and Medicaid to existing low-income assistance programs (see S. 1376), S4640 [18JY]

———constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H774 [14FE]

———delay implementation of health reform laws until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits (see S. 281), S544 [3FE] (see H.R. 1185), H1984 [17MR]

———develop reports based on Medicare data, data that is publicly available, or private data that is provided by a requesting entity in order to improve the quality and efficiency of health care (see S. 848), S2507 [14AP]

———eliminate certain entitlement programs in order to reduce the deficit (see H.R. 3243), H7007 [24OC]

———ensure Social Security and railroad retirement benefits are taken into account in determining eligibility for Medicaid and the refundable credit for coverage under qualified health plans (see S. 1378), S4640 [18JY]

———ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 1058), S3275 [24MY] (see H.R. 1971), H3409 [24MY]

———exempt licensed independent insurance producer remuneration from the medical loss ratio (see H.R. 3183), H6919 [13OC]

———expand access to high risk insurance pools (see H.R. 3149), H6781 [11OC]

———improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H39 [5JA]

———improve health of individuals and reduce health care costs by reorienting health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion (see S. 174), S127 [25JA]

———improve medical justice system by encouraging prompt and fair resolution of disputes, fostering alternatives to litigation, and combating defensive medicine (see H.R. 2205), H4326 [16JN]

———lower health premiums and increase choice for small business (see S. 1049), S3224 [23MY] (see H.R. 2676), H5661 [27JY]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3985 [2JN]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see S. 915), S2777 [9MY] (see H.R. 1200), H1984 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 299), H254 [18JA] (see H.R. 364), H394 [20JA] (see H.R. 397), H433 [24JA] (see H.R. 676), H723 [11FE] (see H.R. 3682), H9430 [15DE]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2736), H5883 [1AU]

———preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1984 [17MR]

———prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H1664 [9MR]

———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (see S. 660), S1933 [29MR]

———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H39 [5JA]

———provide access to affordable child-only health insurance coverage (see S. 1500), S5251 [2AU]

———provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy and alternative therapies for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 383), H395 [20JA]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see S. 311), S629 [8FE] (see H.R. 1311), H2265 [1AP]

———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 563), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 1028), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2310), H4526 [23JN]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 105), H36 [5JA] (see H.R. 3000), H6342 [21SE]

———provide health care liability reform (see H.R. 896), H1573 [3MR]

———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see S. 773), S2348 [8AP]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see S. 197), S272 [26JA] (see S. 218), S338 [27JA] (see S. 1099), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 5), H433 [24JA]

———reform provision of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 63), H35 [5JA]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 20), S122 [25JA] (see H.R. 1744), H3107 [5MY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 19), S122 [25JA] (see H.R. 21), H33 [5JA] (see H.R. 1101), H1841 [15MR]

———repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits plan (see H.R. 2206), H4326 [16JN]

———require formal rulemaking process for rules relating to health care reform (see H.R. 1432), H2534 [7AP]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see S. 196), S272 [26JA] (see H.R. 360), H394 [20JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize and rescind health-care related provisions funding (see H.R. 698), H774 [14FE]

———deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 141), H38 [5JA] (see H.R. 299), H254 [18JA] (see H.R. 397), H433 [24JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (see S. 192), S272 [26JA] (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA] (see H.R. 429), H469 [25JA] (see H.R. 636), H680 [10FE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 26), H102 [6JA]

———repeal title I (see H.R. 215), H134 [7JA]

———rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (see H.R. 38), H34 [5JA]

Health care facilities: extend period of applicability of the exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (see S. 1431), S4960 [27JY] (see H.R. 2573), H5149 [18JY]

Health care professionals: reduce amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 315), H254 [18JA]

House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (see H. Res. 169), H1842 [15MR]

Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current law (see H.R. 2446), H4748 [7JY]

Interstate commerce: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 346), H354 [19JA] (see H.R. 371), H394 [20JA]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 119), H37 [5JA] (see H.R. 334), H353 [19JA]

Liability Risk Retention Act: modernize and expand coverage to include commercial property insurance (see H.R. 2126), H4035 [3JN]

Medicaid: apply prompt pay requirement to claims for payment for covered items and services furnished by any Medicaid health care entity (see H.R. 3587), H8260 [7DE]

———cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1309), S4291 [30JN] (see H.R. 3364), H7397 [4NO]

———direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 643), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1187), H1984 [17MR]

———encourage States to increase generic drug utilization (see S. 1356), S4554 [13JY] (see H.R. 3342), H7330 [3NO]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H8075 [1DE]

———extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 2729), H5883 [1AU]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' assistants (see S. 56), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 2134), H4035 [3JN]

———improve availability of assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R. 2135), H4035 [3JN]

———permit coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 1035), H1768 [11MR]

———protect eligibility of incarcerated youth for medical assistance (see H.R. 3172), H6853 [12OC]

———provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H1769 [11MR]

———remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 340), H354 [19JA]

———require continuous coverage for children (see H.R. 669), H723 [11FE]

———require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2036 [29MR]

———require States to provide oral health services to aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 1606), H2911 [15AP]

———require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 593), H599 [9FE]

———restore eligibility for citizens of the Freely Associated States (see S. 1504), S5251 [2AU]

———waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 351), H354 [19JA]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests and provide for greater transparency in proceedings (see H.R. 560), H550 [8FE]

Medicare: adjust payments for long-term care hospital services (see H.R. 3516), H7927 [29NO]

———adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (see S. 1242), S3970 [21JN] (see H.R. 2249), H4363 [21JN]

———allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see S. 1317), S4292 [30JN]

———allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings accounts (see H.R. 2435), H4747 [7JY]

———amend provisions relative to payment for partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 3442), H7713 [16NO]

———apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see S. 688), S1977 [30MR] (see H.R. 1273), H2106 [30MR]

———apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H8318 [8DE]

———apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (see S. 1999), S8679 [15DE] (see H.R. 3691), H9430 [15DE]

———authorize certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services (see S. 1468), S5250 [2AU]

———authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 31), S122 [25JA]

———change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 1357), H2292 [4AP]

———clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in participating long-term care hospitals (see S. 1486), S5250 [2AU]

———clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 1718), S6600 [17OC] (see H.R. 1063), H1796 [14MR]

———clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 778), S2348 [8AP]

———clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for professional services and allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see H.R. 1051), H1768 [11MR]

———count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 818), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 1543), H2854 [14AP]

———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 604), S1826 [17MR]

———cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see S. 725), S2130 [5AP] (see H.R. 3150), H6781 [11OC]

———create additional residency slots in participating teaching hospitals, expand primary care bonus to certain underserved specialties, and provide tax incentives for practicing-teaching physicians (see H.R. 2224), H4326 [16JN]

———delay implementation of hospital readmissions reduction program (see H.R. 3683), H9430 [15DE]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 560), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 999), H1723 [10MR]

———distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1627), S5945 [23SE]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see S. 374), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 2783), H5885 [1AU]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7159 [27OC]

———ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H7828 [17NO]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 227), S359 [31JA] (see H.R. 2267), H4364 [21JN]

———establish a cancer center construction loan program (see H.R. 2747), H5883 [1AU]

———establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 1042), S3224 [23MY] (see H.R. 1700), H2998 [3MY]

———establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-based payments for direct primary care medical homes for Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see H.R. 3315), H7256 [2NO]

———establish accreditation requirements for suppliers and providers of air ambulance services (see S. 1407), S4845 [22JY]

———establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (see S. 501), S1406 [8MR]

———establish smart card pilot program (see S. 1551), S5536 [13SE] (see H.R. 2925), H6181 [14SE]

———exclude certain advanced diagnostic imaging services from the in-office ancillary services exception to the prohibition on physician self-referral (see H.R. 1476), H2603 [12AP]

———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 733), S2130 [5AP] (see H.R. 905), H1573 [3MR]

———exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H3342 [23MY]

———expand access to medication therapy management services (see S. 274), S543 [3FE]

———extend certain geographic practice cost index adjustments (see H.R. 3258), H7068 [25OC]

———extend reasonable cost contracts (see S. 1497), S5251 [2AU] (see H.R. 2770), H5884 [1AU]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 1454), S5071 [29JY] (see H.R. 2969), H6271 [20SE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 1096), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 2020), H3754 [26MY]

———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2785), H5885 [1AU]

———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (see S. 38), S123 [25JA]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2201), H4277 [15JN]

———include neurologists as primary care physicians for purposes of incentive payments for primary care services (see S. 597), S1751 [16MR]

———increase civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse and amount of surety bond required for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 173), H39 [5JA]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (see S. 1416), S4911 [26JY] (see H.R. 2645), H5579 [26JY]

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H1983 [17MR]

———make available to the public aggregate data on providers of services and suppliers and allow access to claims and payment data for purposes of conducting health research and detecting fraud (see S. 856), S2507 [14AP]

———make permanent the program of Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 541), H550 [8FE]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1173), S3683 [9JN] (see H.R. 2108), H4034 [3JN]

———modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 1958), H3408 [24MY]

———permit coverage of certain covered part D drugs for uses that are determined to be for medically accepted indications based upon clinical evidence in peer reviewed medical literature (see H.R. 1055), H1769 [11MR]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 583), S1676 [15MR]

———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 103), H36 [5JA]

———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 2824), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2863), H5964 [7SE]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S1060 [1MR] (see H.R. 1005), H1723 [10MR]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see S. 1900), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 1656), H2913 [15AP]

———prevent dismantling of program and establishment as a voucher program (see S. 789), S2387 [12AP]

———prevent fraud and abuse and require National Provider Identifiers for reimbursement of prescriptions under part D (see H.R. 3474), H7889 [18NO]

———prevent payment adjustments for professionals who are not successful electronic prescribers and remove electronic prescribing as element for use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see H.R. 2128), H4035 [3JN]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1573 [3MR]

———protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 659), S1933 [29MR]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 1680), S6390 [11OC]

———provide a grace period for certain advanced diagnostic imaging services suppliers to receive accreditation (see H.R. 3328), H7256 [2NO]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H4035 [3JN]

———provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H9925 [16DE]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3622), H8318 [8DE]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 859), H1454 [1MR]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1328), H2266 [1AP]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see S. 738), S2187 [6AP] (see H.R. 1386), H2409 [6AP]

———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see S. 1217), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 2233), H4327 [16JN]

———provide coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 1290), H2214 [31MR]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H1618 [8MR]

———provide for additional opportunities to enroll under part B (see H.R. 1654), H2913 [15AP]

———provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (see S. 1655), S6185 [5OC] (see H.R. 1252), H2106 [30MR]

———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see S. 1203), S3813 [15JN] (see H.R. 2195), H4277 [15JN]

———provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see S. 58), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 876), H1524 [2MR]

———provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6413 [22SE]

———provide for temporary retention of sole community hospital status (see S. 408), S871 [17FE]

———provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items (see H.R. 2510), H5017 [13JY]

———provide for treatment of certain physician pathology services (see S. 1967), S8461 [8DE] (see H.R. 2461), H4792 [8JY]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 483), S1219 [3MR] (see H.R. 831), H1390 [28FE]

———provide payments for unscheduled physician telephone consultation services when such payments are cost and quality effective (see H.R. 92), H36 [5JA]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 814), H1250 (see H.R. 814), H1362 [18FE]

———recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see S. 891), S2730 [5MY]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H5885 [1AU]

———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H5883 [1AU]

———reduce the costs of prescription drugs (see S. 1699), S6461 [12OC]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (see S. 37), S123 [25JA]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1768 [11MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 829), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 1546), H2854 [14AP]

———repeal reduction in disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 3633), H8727 [12DE]

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1206), S3813 [15JN] (see H.R. 2190), H4277 [15JN]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 44), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 2248), H4363 [21JN]

———require use of analytic contractors in identifying and analyzing misvalued physician services and an annual review of potentially misvalued codes under the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 1256), H2106 [30MR]

———restore certain trust fund amounts transferred by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 2694), H5780 [29JY]

———restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see H.R. 3212), H6976 [14OC]

———strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), S2087 [4AP] (see H.R. 3506), H7898 [22NO]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see S. 960), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1845), H3218 [11MY]

———treat certain provider taxes as allowable costs for purposes of reimbursements to critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1398), H2410 [6AP]

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests and provide for greater transparency in proceedings (see H.R. 560), H550 [8FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend disproportionate share hospital payment program (see H.R. 342), H354 [19JA]

———amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 537), H549 [8FE]

———clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H4945 [12JY]

———curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), S4023 [22JN] (see H.R. 3399), H7405 [10NO]

———enhance penalties to combat fraud and establish a Medicare data-mining system and biometric technology program (see H.R. 3735), H9945 [19DE]

———prevent misuse, overutilization, and trafficking of prescription drugs by limiting access to such drugs by high-risk beneficiaries (see S. 882), S2686 [4MY]

———provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1589), H2910 [15AP]

———provide legal safe harbors to providers who participate in electronic health record meaningful use program or demonstrate use of other certified health information technology (see H.R. 3239), H6987 [21OC]

Minimum wage: provide for a credit for certain health care benefits in determining levels for employers required to pay a minimum wage at a rate higher than the current Federal rate (see H.R. 42), H34 [5JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H1905 [16MR]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 270), S5684 [15SE]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 266), S5624 [14SE]

OPM: establish a national health plan to offer Federal employee health benefit plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 429), H469 [25JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 73), S124 [25JA] (see S. 248), S411 [1FE] (see H.R. 439), H469 [25JA] (see H.R. 844), H1390 [28FE]

———allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see S. 244), S411 [1FE] (see H.R. 782), H1177 (see H.R. 782), H1196 [17FE]

———allow States to opt out of Medicaid expansion-related provisions (see S. 1587), S5838 [21SE] (see H.R. 3326), H7256 [2NO]

———allow waiver of certain requirements when the requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs (see H.R. 984), H1664 [9MR]

———apply Early Innovator grant funds returned by States to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2961), H6231 [15SE]

———apply extension of dependent health coverage for individuals through age 26 to retiree health plans (see H.R. 3299), H7207 [1NO]

———constitutionality (see H. Res. 469), H7714 [16NO] (see H. Res. 475), H7928 [29NO]

———deauthorize and rescind funding (see H.R. 698), H774 [14FE]

———deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———delay implementation until Supreme Court determination of constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 663), H723 [11FE]

———eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States (see H.R. 1324), H2266 [1AP]

———ensure that all Americans have access to waivers (see S. 1395), S4802 [21JY]

———establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]

———expedite Supreme Court review on constitutionality (see H.R. 1010), H1724 [10MR]

———freeze implementation and establish the Affordable Care Evaluation Commission to assess impact on health care delivery and the economy (see H.R. 3095), H6624 [5OC]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 430), H6852 [12OC]

———permit individuals to opt out of health insurance mandate by waiving their right to taxpayer-funded medical assistance (see H.R. 767), H1176 (see H.R. 767), H1196 [17FE]

———permit States to elect not to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange (see H.R. 118), H37 [5JA]

———prevent from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), H1250 (see H.R. 816), H1362 [18FE]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see S. 1467), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 1179), H1983 [17MR]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2213 [31MR]

———provide for appropriate procedures for verification of citizenship status (see H.R. 1822), H3160 [10MY]

———provide for greater disclosure in the process for waiving annual limitation requirements (see H.R. 2035), H3755 [26MY]

———provide State flexibility for the offering of health benefits through alternative health arrangements (see H.R. 3072), H6467 [29SE]

———repeal (see S. 16), S122 [25JA] (see S. 192), S272 [26JA] (see H.R. 2), H33 (see H.R. 105), H36 (see H.R. 141), H38 (see H.R. 145), H39 [5JA] (see H.R. 215), H134 [7JA] (see H.R. 299), H254 [18JA] (see H.R. 364), H394 [20JA] (see H.R. 397), H433 [24JA] (see H.R. 429), H469 [25JA] (see H.R. 636), H680 [10FE] (see H.R. 3682), H9430 [15DE]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H2327 [5AP]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see S. 312), S642 [10FE] (see H.R. 605), H679 [10FE]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H1984 [17MR]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 1159), H1982 [17MR]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 720), S2087 [4AP] (see H.R. 1173), H1983 [17MR]

———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 26), H102 [6JA]

———repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S7612 [16NO]

———repeal limits on distributions from tax-preferred accounts for certain medicines and tax increase on certain distributions from health and medical savings accounts (see H.R. 524), H549 [8FE]

———repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 450), H506 [26JA]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (see H.R. 1213), H2036 [29MR]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), consideration (see H. Res. 236), H2933 [2MY]

———repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see S. 1368), S4608 [14JY] (see H.R. 2529), H5085 [14JY]

———repeal provisions and rescind unobligated appropriations related to patient centered outcomes research (see H.R. 556), H550 [8FE]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 668), S1933 [29MR] (see H.R. 452), H506 [26JA]

———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see S. 1479), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 1580), H2910 [15AP]

———require greater transparency on criteria used to grant certain waivers and ensure such waivers are treated in a fair and consistent manner (see S. 650), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1184), H1983 [17MR]

———urge Federal courts to expedite disposition of actions challenging constitutionality of provisions (see H. Res. 74, 76), H551 [8FE]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see S. 1423), S4960 [27JY] (see H.R. 2672), H5660 [27JY]

———provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines and enhance access to new medicines (see S. 1137), S3428 [26MY]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H3342 [23MY]

Postal Service: extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2884), H6096 [12SE]

———recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see S. 1853), S7368 [10NO] (see H.R. 3591), H8260 [7DE]

Public debt: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit (see S. Res. 230), S4485 [11JY]

SEC: exempt certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 2779), H5885 [1AU]

Securities Investor Protection Corp.: provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 1987), H3644 (see H.R. 1987), H3682 [25MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H1250 (see H.R. 798), H1361 [18FE]

———provide greater health care freedom (see H.R. 151), H39 [5JA]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1050), H1768 [11MR]

———recognize small employer benefit arrangements as employers (see H.R. 3249), H7007 [24OC]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 2292), H4456 [22JN]

———empower States with programmatic flexibility and financial predictability to improve Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2013), H3754 [26MY]

———ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4793 [8JY]

———ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 796), H1249 (see H.R. 796), H1361 [18FE]

———establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Funds (see H.R. 1630), H2912 [15AP]

———establish the Personal Social Security Savings Program (see H.R. 2889), H6097 [12SE]

———guarantee right to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1052), H1768 [11MR]

———improve Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program, provide for medical malpractice reform, repeal certain health care laws, and establish new child support and welfare formulas (see S. 1031), S3170 [19MY]

———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H550 [8FE]

———improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1969), S8461 [8DE] (see H.R. 3620), H8318 [8DE]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 2294), H4456 [22JN]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 454), S1120 [2MR]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 978), H1664 [9MR]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H2664 [13AP]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 2293), H4456 [22JN]

———provide that wages and self-employment income earned by individuals who were illegally in the U.S. shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 95), S124 [25JA]

———remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 3348), H7330 [3NO]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 2291), H4456 [22JN]

———repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see S. 868), S2621 [3MY] (see H.R. 1683), H2998 [3MY]

———require continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 671), H723 [11FE]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see S. 648), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 718), H922 [15FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 171), H39 [5JA]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 636), H680 [10FE]

———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 238), H135 [7JA]

———allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products (see H.R. 1788), H3109 [5MY]

———apply a 100 percent continuous levy to Medicare providers and certain Federal contractors with delinquent tax debt (see S. 478), S1219 [3MR]

———broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see S. 1366), S4555 [13JY] (see H.R. 2698), H5780 [29JY]

———create disaster protection funds in the District of Columbia by property and casualty insurance companies for payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events (see H.R. 3139), H6672 [6OC]

———eliminate certain tax benefits relating to abortion (see H.R. 1232), H2037 [29MR]

———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 2100), H3985 [2JN]

———extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (see S. 1801), S7127 [3NO]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1171), S3683 [9JN] (see H.R. 2088), H3985 [2JN]

———extend health insurance costs tax credit (see S. 221), S338 [27JA]

———improve access to health care by allowing a deduction for the health insurance costs of individuals and expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 369), H394 [20JA]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see S. 1098), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 2010), H3754 [26MY]

———improve the health coverage tax credit (see S. 1117), S3427 [26MY]

———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H4277 [15JN]

———increase contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits (see H.R. 682), H724 [11FE]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see S. 1404), S4802 [21JY] (see H.R. 1004), H1723 [10MR]

———increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee (see H.R. 2515), H5018 [13JY]

———make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H9945 [19DE]

———make permanent the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 1018), H1724 [10MR]

———make permanent the deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 880), H1524 [2MR]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (see S. 1762), S6917 [31OC] (see H.R. 2576), H5149 [18JY]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (H.R. 2576), consideration (see H. Res. 448), H7068 [25OC]

———prevent avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates (see S. 1693), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 3157), H6853 [12OC]

———provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 3522), H7998 [30NO]

———provide for death and disability protection for loans from qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3656), H8880 [13DE]

———provide that the prohibition on suits to restrain assessment or collection of tax does not apply to the tax provisions of health care reform legislation (see H.R. 3558), H8125 [2DE]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (see H.R. 99), H36 [5JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 149), H39 [5JA]

———repeal taxes on income and improve income security of senior citizens (see H.R. 1140), H1906 [16MR]

———repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 1549), H2854 [14AP]

Unemployment: provide assistance to employers and States and improve long-term solvency of unemployment compensation program (see S. 386), S870 [17FE]

Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3290), H7206 [1NO]

———provide individualized notice about available benefits, streamline benefits application processes, and automatically enroll veterans returning from combat zones into the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical system (see S. 1080), S3339 [25MY]

Women: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 1784), H3108 [5MY]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3271), H7159 [27OC]

Cloture motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to proceed, S8673 [15DE]

Excerpts

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34): Medicare policy statement, H3823 [1JN]

Factsheets

Independence at Home—Better Health Care at Lower Cost, S6307 [6OC]

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: ACLU, E1086 [14JN]

Letters

Court ruling on constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Representative Burgess, H747 [14FE], H1205 [18FE]

Exclude cuts to social programs that support low-income individuals from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit: several Representatives, H6516 [4OC]

Federal benefits for emergency service providers who die or are disabled in the line of duty and liability protection for volunteer pilot organizations that fly for public benefit: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, S830 [17FE]

———Connie Meyer, S830 [17FE]

———Jack Parow, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S830 [17FE]

———Steve Williamson, American Ambulance Association, S829 [17FE]

Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act: Andrew J. Reinhardt and Jennifer L. Comer, Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group (organization), H7915 [29NO]

———Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, H7912 [29NO]

———Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H7915 [29NO]

———Fredric V. Rolando, National Association of Letter Carriers, H7916 [29NO]

———Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, H7915 [29NO]

———Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, H7912 [29NO]

———Robert L. Wooten, American Academy of Physician Assistants, H7911 [29NO]

———several nursing associations, H7911 [29NO]

———Susan M. Carney, American Postal Workers Union, H7911 [29NO]

———T. Warner Hudson, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, H7915 [29NO]

Flood Insurance Reform Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H4870, H4871 [12JY]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4870 [12JY]

———Representative Ralph M. Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H4870 [12JY]

———several financial, insurance, and real estate organizations, H4876 [12JY]

———SmarterSafer.org, H4876 [12JY]

Government regulations impact on health care: Senator Roberts, S1534-S1536 [10MR]

Health care reform funding: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, E731 [15AP]

Health insurance premiums rates: Rich M. Macha, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (company), H4518 [23JN]

———Senator Alexander, S1773 [17MR]

Medicare funding: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1484 [9MR]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H9964 [20DE]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, H9965 [20DE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H9965 [20DE]

———Kent Tolley, National Roofing Contractors Association, H9965 [20DE]

———Pete Isberg, National Payroll Reporting Consortium, H9965-H9967 [20DE]

———Robert A. Sunshine, CBO, H8811 [13DE]

———Stephen C. Goss, SSA, H8799 [13DE]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H8754 [13DE]

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Congressional Black Caucus female members, H3020 [4MY]

———District of Columbia Council, H3020 [4MY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H3031 [4MY]

———Vincent C. Gray, Mayor of Washington, DC, H3020 [4MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance policy updates: Andrew F. Sullivan, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (company), H4518 [23JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act impact on Medicare funding: Senator Hatch and Judd Gregg, S78 [25JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal: several Governors, H1285 [18FE]

Presidential requirement to submit proposed legislation relative to Medicare Trustees funding warning: Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House) and Senator Sessions, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S3759 [14JN]

———several Senators, S3802 [15JN]

Protect Life Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6887 [13OC]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6887 [13OC]

———Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6887 [13OC]

Protect small businesses from health insurance premium increases or loss of insurance coverage: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2101 [5AP]

———Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S2107 [5AP]

———several organizations, S2101 [5AP]

Provide abortion conscience protections for health care providers: Byron C. Calhoun, West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, H6878, H6897 [13OC]

———Edward J. Read, Jr., Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, H6877, H6897 [13OC]

———John Thorp, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, H6877, H6897 [13OC]

———Steve Calvin, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, H6878, H6897 [13OC]

Reduce number of directly managed flood insurance policies by FEMA: Edward L. Connor, FEMA, H4908 [12JY]

Lists

Organizations opposed to H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, H306 [19JA]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3041 [4MY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8820 [13DE], H9978 [20DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H321 [19JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6901 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H321 [19JA]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2980 [3MY]

Petitions and memorials

Michigan: National Flood Insurance Program, H4915 [12JY]

Press releases

Hatch, Gregg Urge Medicare Trustees To Provide ``An Accurate and Complete Assessment'' of New Health Law's Impact on Medicare: Senator Hatch and Judd Gregg, S78 [25JA]

NFIB Expresses Significant Concern About Payroll Tax Impact on Small Business: National Federation of Independent Business, H9965 [20DE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure conscience protections for health care providers do not exempt provision of emergency abortion services to protect the life of the pregnant woman, H6901, H6902 [13OC]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H338-H341, H343 [19JA], H802 [15FE], H2323 [5AP], H2337 [6AP], H3008, H3011, H3012, H3013, H3014, H3023-H3037, H3041-H3043, H3045 [4MY], H6871, H6873, H6875, H6889 [13OC], E90 [20JA], E812, E819, E827 [5MY], E849 [10MY], E855, E858, E859 [11MY], E1086 [14JN]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 237), H3014-H3023 [4MY]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H3041 [4MY]

———provide conscience protections for health care providers, H6877, H6896 [13OC]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, H114 [7JA]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7158 [27OC]

Armed Forces: ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (H.R. 625), H8953, H8956 [14DE]

———ensure TRICARE network providers are covered by labor protection laws, H8932, H8936 [14DE]

———improve the recruitment, retention, and competitive compensation of mental health care professionals, H4715, H4716 [7JY]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, H8919 [14DE]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (H.R. 2085), E1021 [2JN]

———limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program, H6567 [5OC]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE coverage for military retirees, E988 [27MY]

Budget: reform entitlement programs, H5026 [14JY], H5759, H5761, H5767-H5769, H5771, H5773, H5774 [29JY]

Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.: anniversary, E698 [12AP], E757 [15AP]

Claims: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (H.R. 890), H7632 [16NO]

Committee on Small Business (House): accomplishments, H6787 [12OC]

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H230 [18JA], H266 [19JA], H360, H361-H373, H389 [20JA], H2944, H2945 [3MY], E95, E96 [24JA]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H107-H118 [7JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2092-H2094 [30MR], H2113 [31MR]

Dept. of HHS: Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight personnel funding, H1323 [18FE]

———disapprove rule relating to ``Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' (H.J. Res. 19), H1787 [14MR]

———Early Retiree Reinsurance Program funding, H2797 [14AP]

———funding for implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for health insurers to spend a certain percentage of premiums on clinical services, H1261, H1262 [18FE]

———National Health Service Corps program funding, H450 [25JA]

———proposal to grant loans in order to launch health insurance co-ops in each State, H5167 [19JY]

———proposal to require all health plans to cover certain birth control procedures and drugs, H7382 [4NO]

———require posting on website a notice of the amount of funds rescinded by the repeal of the American Health Benefit Exchanges, H2962, H2963 [3MY]

———State health insurance exchange regulations or guidelines development funding, H1285, H1286 [18FE]

———study possible delays and potential enrollment reductions into Health Benefit Exchanges resulting from repeal of mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges, H2964-H2966 [3MY]

———submit a report outlining the difficulties States will face setting up health care exchanges without Federal assistance, H2964 [3MY]

Diseases: HIV/AIDS elimination funding, H2612 [13AP]

———improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (H.R. 3198), E1863 [13OC]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (H.R. 1774), E826 [5MY]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion, H7012 [25OC], H7077 [26OC]

———impact of Government regulations, H4071-H4073 [13JN], H6617-H6622 [5OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5022 [14JY], H5401 [25JY], H5876-H5881 [1AU], H8904 [14DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, H648-H654 [10FE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H8919 [14DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8351-H8356 [12DE], H8733, H8734, H8735, H8737, H8739, H8740, H8741, H8742, H8743, H8744, H8745, H8762-H8824 [13DE], H8905, H8907, H8908, H8909, H8911, H8912, H8913, H8914, H8919, H8959, H8961 [14DE], H8971, H8981, H8982, H8983, H8984, H8999 [15DE], H9799, H9801, H9818, H9919, H9920 [16DE], H9932, H9933, H9937, H9943 [19DE], H9997 [20DE], E2229 [12DE], E2255, E2259, E2260 [14DE], E2278, E2280 [15DE], E2309 [19DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9948, H9949, H9960-H9978, H10000, H10001, H10002, H10003, H10005-H10009, H10011 [20DE], E2337 [21DE], E2340, E2342 [23DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8745-H8759 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9949-H9960 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9978-H9986 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to recommit, H8822, H8823 [13DE]

FAA: use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (H.R. 2744), E1463 [1AU]

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to provide retroactive pay to employees who were furloughed (H.R. 2814), H6118 [13SE]

FDIC: require a study on the impact of insured depository institution failures (H.R. 2056), H5541-H5543 [26JY], H5729 [28JY], E1436, E1437 [28JY]

———require a study on the impact of insured depository institution failures (H.R. 2056), Senate amendments, H9933-H9936 [19DE], H9999 [20DE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure agency rule reform does not create regulatory burdens for providing low-cost prescription drugs for seniors, veterans, servicemen, and their families, H8103 [2DE]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 2958), E1646 [15SE]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend (H.R. 2465), H7908-H7916 [29NO]

FEMA: allow communities to be reimbursed for certain costs associated with a successful challenge to a National Flood Insurance Program mapping error, H4904, H4905 [12JY]

———allow flexibility in determining the trigger date for flood insurance relative to large-scale events, H4899 [12JY]

———allow National Flood Insurance Program claimants to request documents that would assist in determining if damage was caused by water or a different source, H4899 [12JY]

———allow State and local governments to hire the Corps of Engineers to recertify locally-operated levee systems designed or built by the Corps, H4874 [12JY]

———allow the increase of flood insurance rates in remapped areas to be phased in over a certain time period, H4898 [12JY]

———clarify effective date of flood insurance policies covering properties affected by floods-in-progress, H4874 [12JY]

———combine and streamline National Flood Insurance Program flood mitigation programs, H4872 [12JY]

———communicate with State emergency agencies and localities to decrease prevalence of outdated flood zone maps, H4873 [12JY]

———consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates, H4759 [8JY]

———eliminate National Flood Insurance Program requirements to more broadly map areas considered to be residual risk, H4904 [12JY]

———ensure the Technical Mapping Advisory Council includes members from coastal and high-risk flood areas, H4899 [12JY]

———establish a reserve fund in the National Flood Insurance Program, H4910, H4911 [12JY]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 1026), H4871 [12JY]

———impact of flood map modernization on homeowners' requirement to purchase flood insurance, H4872 [12JY]

———phase-in flood insurance premiums for low-income individuals whose primary residence is placed within a flood plain due to remapping if home value does not exceed certain percentage of State median, H4877 [12JY]

———prohibit increase in cap on National Flood Insurance Program premium rate increases, H4902, H4903 [12JY]

———prohibit National Flood Insurance Program coverage for business interruption and cost-of-living expenses, H4901 [12JY]

———provide a moratorium on the issuance of new or updated flood insurance rate maps until Technical Mapping Advisory Council submits report on new mapping standards, H4903 [12JY], E1306 [13JY]

———provide property owners who are newly included in flood hazard areas with copies of updated flood insurance maps and information on the appeals process, H4905 [12JY]

———reduce number of directly managed flood insurance policies, H4906-H4910 [12JY]

———reimburse costs for rebuilding according to local and State floodplain regulations, provide homeowners grants to repair flood damage and suspend flood insurance premium increases for policyholders in disaster areas, H4922-H4925 [12JY]

———require a report on repaying National Flood Insurance Program debt, H4872 [12JY]

———require notification to local television and radio stations of projected changes to flood maps and grant additional time for property owners or communities to appeal proposed changes, H4909 [12JY]

———review processes and procedures for determination of a flood-in-progress, H4874 [12JY]

———terminate National Flood Insurance Program and related mandatory purchase and compliance requirements, H4873, H4915, H4916 [12JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit requiring a homeowner to purchase flood insurance in an amount that exceeds the outstanding principal balance on their mortgage, H4900 [12JY]

Flint, MI: tribute to Genesee County Free Medical Clinic, E483 [15MR]

Fluetsch & Busby Insurance (company): anniversary, E1599 [12SE]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, H664 [10FE], H6768, H6770, H6777-H6779 [11OC], H6807, H6832-H6836 [12OC], E1826, E1834, E1837, E1838 [12OC], E1878 [14OC]

Francis Hall Insurance Services (business): anniversary, E1789 [6OC]

GAO: compare health care costs resulting from preemption of EPA regulation of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change with such costs if the EPA were to proceed with such regulation, H2374 [6AP]

———report on impact of funding by States to establish State-run American Health Benefit Exchanges rather than State exchanges established and operated by the Federal Government, H2966, H2967 [3MY]

———require a report on the means and effects of facilitating a market for all-peril supplemental insurance policies for residential properties, H4913, H4914 [12JY]

Health: allow States to implement single-payer health care plans, H205 [18JA], H258 [19JA], E102 [24JA]

———allow use of regenerative medicine for treatment and cure of chronic diseases, H378 [20JA]

———clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (H.R. 1409), E661 [7AP]

———constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (H.J. Res. 30), H2528 [7AP]

———constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H291 [19JA], H7622 [15NO]

———encourage use of electronic medical records, H246 [18JA]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), E518 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H407 [24JA], H1584 [8MR], H1976 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 299), H232 [18JA], H348 [19JA], H2279 [4AP], E66 [18JA]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information, E1159 [22JN], E1921 [25OC]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H584 [9FE]

———prohibit insurance companies from participating in American Health Benefit Exchanges if they deny coverage for preexisting conditions, H2980 [3MY]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in health insurance coverage, H84 [6JA], H247 [18JA], H277, H283, H285, H297, H299, H333 [19JA]

———protect Medicare, TRICARE, and VA health care programs, H2680, H2683 [14AP]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H215, H225 [18JA], H288 [19JA], H4511 [23JN]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees, H3119 [10MY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance, H5591 [27JY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (H.R. 21), H214 [18JA]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (H.R. 1101), E487 [15MR]

———request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements, H1774 [14MR]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges, H286, H287 [19JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations, H2097 [30MR]

———health-care related provisions implementation funding, H389 [20JA], H812 [15FE], H1203-H1219 [18FE], H1443-H1445 [1MR], H1598 [8MR], H1657-H1660 [9MR], H1677 [10MR], H1761 [11MR], H1808 [15MR], H2097 [30MR], H3901 [1JN]

———IRS funding for implementation of health-care related provisions, H1281 [18FE]

———repeal (H.R. 299), H232 [18JA], H348 [19JA], H2279 [4AP], E66 [18JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions, H3817 [1JN], H8120 [2DE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H71, H72, H82-H95, H98-H101 [6JA], H106, H107, H120-H124, H127-H133 [7JA], H206, H209-H230, H232, H233, H236-H252 [18JA], H257, H258, H259, H260, H261, H262-H325, H328, H332-H338, H344-H350 [19JA], H359, H360, H361, H378, H379, H387-H390 [20JA], H405, H406, H421 [24JA], H587-H589 [9FE], H667 [10FE], H747 [14FE], H1046 [16FE], H1516 [2MR], H1763 [11MR], H1980 [17MR], H2255-H2258 [1AP], H2624 [13AP], H5880 [1AU], H6677 [11OC], E83, E84, E86, E92 [20JA], E95, E97 [24JA], E120, E129 [26JA], E203 [10FE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H107-H118 [7JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H321 [19JA]

House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (H. Res. 169), H7144 [27OC]

Indiana: denial of waiver relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H7941 [30NO]

Interstate commerce: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 346), H2524 [7AP]

Kagan, Elena: possible recusal from certain Supreme Court cases involving health care reform legislation relative to past role as Solicitor General, H4756 [8JY]

Martin's Point Health Care (organization): tribute to Medicare Advantage health plans, E1840 [12OC]

Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, H287, H288 [19JA], H402 [24JA], H1429-H1435 [1MR], H1463 [2MR], H2657 [13AP], H3788-H3794 [31MY]

———improve availability of assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer patients in the territories (H.R. 2135), H4952 [13JY]

———reform, H2301, H2302 [5AP], H2614, H2616, H2652 [13AP], H2671, H2672, H2675, H2808, H2820, H2822, H2823, H2831-H2834 [14AP], H2879-H2882 [15AP], H2942 [3MY], H3272 [12MY], H3375, H3376, H3399, H3400 [24MY], H3773 [31MY], H4094, H4096 [14JN], H4335 [21JN], H5134 [18JY], H5233 [19JY], H5280 [20JY], H5298 [21JY], H5501 [26JY], E773 [2MY]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H8144, H8145, H8146 [6DE]

———anniversary, E1431 [28JY]

———apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (H.R. 1273), H4952 [13JY]

———authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, H5289 [21JY]

———change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (H.R. 1357), H4952 [13JY]

———count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (H.R. 1543), E718 [14AP]

———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, H100 [6JA], H2509 [7AP], H2827 [14AP], H3272 [12MY]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (H.R. 3269), E1949 [27OC]

———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (H.R. 2785), E1470 [1AU]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (H.R. 2645), E1411 [26JY]

———make permanent the program of Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 541), E235 [15FE]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H1583 [8MR]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (H.R. 859), E387 [1MR]

———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (H.R. 2195), H4200 [15JN]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (H.R. 814), E625 [4AP]

———reform, H100 [6JA], H2301, H2302, H2303 [5AP], H2333 [6AP], H2419-H2422, H2508-H2514, H2522-H2524 [7AP], H2537, H2539, H2545, H2550 [8AP], H2589, H2594-H2597 [12AP], H2611, H2614, H2615, H2616, H2621, H2648, H2651, H2652 [13AP], H2671, H2672, H2674, H2675, H2681-H2684, H2795, H2797, H2805-H2818, H2820-H2835, H2837, H2848 [14AP], H2860, H2879-H2882, H2892, H2893, H2898, H2900, H2903 [15AP], H2925 [2MY], H3009 [4MY], H3169 [11MY], H3230, H3231, H3265, H3275 [12MY], H3351, H3352, H3371, H3374-H3385, H3396, H3401 [24MY], H3423 [25MY], H3685, H3686 [26MY], H3765, H3767, H3768, H3770, H3773, H3787, H3788, H3799, H3800, H3803 [31MY], H3814, H3815, H3816, H3818-H3828 [1JN], H3925, H3927, H3978-H3980 [2JN], H3989, H3990, H4027-H4031 [3JN], H4094, H4095, H4096 [14JN], H4190, H4192, H4196, H4199, H4200, H4201 [15JN], H4282 [16JN], H4335 [21JN], H4376, H4378 [22JN], H4472, H4474, H4475, H4511-H4515, H4517, H4520 [23JN], H4593 [6JY], H4685, H4686 [7JY], H4862, H4869, H4934-H4940 [12JY], H5031 [14JY], H5134 [18JY], H5167, H5169, H5206, H5229-H5234, H5235, H5236 [19JY], H5277-H5282 [20JY], H5298 [21JY], H5388 [22JY], H5481-H5487 [25JY], H5499, H5501 [26JY], H5666, H5677 [28JY], H6188, H6189 [15SE], H7122-H7128 [26OC], E639 [5AP], E761 [15AP], E773 [2MY], E900 [13MY], E990 [27MY], E1078 [13JN]

———reform physicians reimbursement rates, H8058 [1DE], H8201 [7DE], H8352 [12DE], H10000 [20DE]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H371, H372 [20JA], H4028 [3JN], H8801, H8806, H8807 [13DE], H9933 [19DE], H9967, H9970, H9971, H9976, H9980, H10008 [20DE], E2342 [23DE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 1041), H2669 [14AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (H.R. 1546), E717 [14AP]

———skilled nursing facilities and rehab centers funding, H6358 [22SE]

———solvency, H114 [7JA], H245 [18JA], H4593 [6JY], H8183, H8184 [6DE]

———women's health funding, E1531 [26AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests, E1833 [12OC]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H2527 [7AP]

———provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1589), E737 [15AP]

North Carolina: cost of upgrading Medicaid billing system, H8994 [15DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H4357 [21JN], H4855 [12JY], H6963 [14OC]

———proposal to slow growth of Medicare costs by strengthening the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H4028 [3JN]

———State of the Union Message, H503 [26JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions, H2580 [12AP]

———constitutionality, H7880 [18NO]

———deauthorize appropriations, H2097 [30MR]

———essential benefits provisions funding, H1327 [18FE]

———filing of lawsuits by States on constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H289, H290 [19JA]

———impact, H4190 [15JN], H5392 [22JY], H7154 [27OC], H7427 [14NO], H8184 [6DE], H8980 [15DE]

———impact of repeal on senior citizen prescription drug rebates, H270, H271 [19JA], H8201 [7DE]

———impact of repeal on senior citizens, H87 [6JA]

———impact on employment, H688-H693 [11FE], H1366 [28FE], H1632 [9MR], H3327 [23MY], H7902 [29NO]

———impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H3226 [12MY], H4355 [21JN]

———impact on hospitals and health care professionals, H7811-H7817 [17NO]

———impact on Medicare funding, H87 [6JA], H5483-H5487 [25JY], H6337-H6340 [21SE], H8063-H8069 [1DE], H8145 [6DE]

———impact on senior citizens, H8144 [6DE]

———impact on small businesses, H87 [6JA], H226, H229, H230, H243 [18JA], H271, H272, H289 [19JA], H4517 [23JN]

———implementation, H1429-H1435 [1MR], H1537 [3MR], H1910 [17MR], H2283 [4AP], H2651 [13AP], H2818 [14AP], H3273-H3275 [12MY], H3788-H3794 [31MY]

———implementation funding, H389 [20JA], H812 [15FE], H1203-H1219 [18FE], H1443-H1445 [1MR], H1598 [8MR], H1657-H1660 [9MR], H1677 [10MR], H1761 [11MR], H1808 [15MR], H2097 [30MR], H3901 [1JN]

———implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance plans, H267 [19JA]

———increase in health care jobs and impact on economy, H7005 [24OC]

———Independent Payment Advisory Board funding, H1345, H1346 [18FE]

———IRS funding for implementation of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H1220, H1221 [18FE]

———IRS implementation funding, H1281 [18FE]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services, H340 [19JA]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H945 [16FE], H6859, H6863, H6868, H6885-H6903, H6906-H6908, H6913 [13OC], E1869, E1872, E1874 [14OC], E1891 [18OC], E1902, E1913 [24OC]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 430), H6869-H6881 [13OC]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), motion to recommit, H6901, H6902 [13OC]

———preserve exchange grants for States that apply for early innovator grants before a certain date, H2967-H2969 [3MY]

———provide that, if repeal occurs, then Members of Congress will be dropped from enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H245 [18JA]

———provide that repeal will only occur when a majority of the Members of Congress waive enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H321, H323 [19JA]

———repeal, H49, H50, H51, H52 [6JA], H1561-H1563 [3MR], H1975 [17MR], H2029-H2033 [29MR], H2260-H2262 [1AP], H2279-H2283 [4AP], H3102 [5MY], H3119 [10MY], H3817 [1JN], H4202 [15JN], H4519 [23JN], H5118-H5120 [15JY], H6568 [5OC], H7423, H7430 [14NO], H7590 [15NO], H7817-H7819 [17NO], H7902 [29NO], H7994 [30NO], H8069-H8071 [1DE], H8120 [2DE]

———repeal certain limitations on contributions to flexible spending accounts and on purchase of over the counter medications, H529 [8FE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H6989 [24OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H71, H72, H82-H95, H98-H101 [6JA], H106, H107, H120-H124, H127-H133 [7JA], H206, H209-H230, H232, H233, H236-H252 [18JA], H257, H258, H259, H260, H261, H262-H325, H328, H332-H338, H344-H350 [19JA], H359, H360, H361, H378, H379, H387-H390 [20JA], H405, H406, H421 [24JA], H587-H589 [9FE], H667 [10FE], H747 [14FE], H1046 [16FE], H1516 [2MR], H1763 [11MR], H1980 [17MR], H2255-H2258 [1AP], H2624 [13AP], H5880 [1AU], H6677 [11OC], E83, E84, E86, E92 [20JA], E95, E97 [24JA], E120, E129 [26JA], E203 [10FE]

———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H107-H118 [7JA]

———repeal (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H321 [19JA]

———repeal (H.R. 299), H232 [18JA], H348 [19JA], H2279 [4AP], E66 [18JA]

———repeal mandatory funding for new entitlements in order to reduce the deficit, H5941 [7SE]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2952-H2969, H2977-H2982 [3MY], E801 [4MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2943-H2952 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), motion to recommit, H2980 [3MY]

———repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H241 [18JA]

———repeal of provisions that require extension of dependent coverage to adult children under age 26, H86 [6JA]

———repeal tax increase on certain distributions from health and medical savings accounts, H3119 [10MY]

———Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H7407 [14NO], H8069 [1DE], H8914 [14DE]

Postal Service: extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees, H6326 [21SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: comparison between level of respect shown to past Presidents and President Obama, H5111-H5113 [15JY]

Public debt: exclude cuts to social programs that support low-income individuals from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, H6515 [4OC]

———exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, H4867 [12JY], H5089 [15JY], H5502 [26JY], H5705, H5706 [28JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H666 [10FE], H706, H708, H709 [11FE], H4463 [23JN], H8909 [14DE], E134 [26JA], E314 [18FE]

Rhode Island: tribute to Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award finalists and semifinalists, H5502 [26JY]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, H391 [20JA], E738 [15AP]

Senior citizens: provide greater health care freedom (H.R. 151), E1 [5JA]

Social Security: court decision requiring participation in Medicare to receive retirement benefits, H2260, H2261 [1AP]

———funding, H1823, H1824 [15MR], H2302 [5AP], E639 [5AP]

———reform, H5979 [8SE]

———solvency, H6562 [5OC]

Taxation: create disaster protection funds in the District of Columbia by property and casualty insurance companies for payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events (H.R. 3139), E1803 [6OC]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (H.R. 2088), E1031 [2JN]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts, H8145 [6DE]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, H7650, H7651, H7660, H7661 [16NO]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (H.R. 2576), H7143-H7149, H7152 [27OC], E1952 [27OC]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (H.R. 2576), consideration (H. Res. 448), H7084-H7090 [26OC]

———prevent avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates (H.R. 3157), E1822 [12OC]

———provide that the prohibition on suits to restrain assessment or collection of tax does not apply to the tax provisions of health care reform legislation (H.R. 3558), E2169 [2DE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 149), E3 [5JA]

Women: health care for women, H282, H283 [19JA], H366, H367 [20JA], H1789-H1794 [14MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (H.R. 3271), E1956 [27OC]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit Federal funding of abortions, S7433 [15NO]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), S2216 [7AP], S2753 [5MY], S2756 [9MY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (S. 391), S1519 [10MR]

Appropriations: impact of spending cuts on women and children, S1185-S1192 [3MR], S3253-S3257 [24MY]

Armed Forces: improve access to mental health counselors, S7894 [28NO]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, S8133 [1DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3633, S3634 [9JN]

———reform entitlement programs, S5232 [2AU]

Budget Control Act: protect Medicare from budget cuts, S7608-S7610 [16NO]

Children and youth: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the TRICARE and CHAMPVA programs (S. 490), S1235 [3MR]

Community service: tribute to fraternal benefit societies, S2619 [3MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S73 [25JA]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relating to ``Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'', S7289 [9NO]

———Early Retiree Reinsurance Program funding, S8620 [15DE]

———establish a program to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients to navigate health-related programs and activities (S. 1609), S5906 [22SE]

———establish Office of Health Plan Management to administer the Consumer Choice Health Plan to provide an affordable and accountable public option for consumers, S389 [1FE]

———express concerns over plan to conduct stealth survey on accessiblity of health care providers, S4137 [28JN]

———issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (S. 756), S2268, S2269 [7AP]

———provide additional funding for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (S. 1088), S3431 [26MY]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (S. 137), S204-S206 [25JA]

———remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (S. 1275), S4101 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize waiver of collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans (S. 914), S2782 [9MY]

Disasters: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (S. 637), S1845 [17MR]

Economy: create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion, S7263-S7268, S7270-S7277 [9NO], S7336-S7338 [10NO]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (S. 1720), S6566-S6569, S6621 [17OC], S6623 [18OC]

———impact of Government regulations, S2151 [6AP], S3799-S3801 [15JN], S4269 [30JN]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention, S7327 [10NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, S2601 [3MY], S2670 [4MY], S3756, S3763 [14JN]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8470 [12DE], S8494, S8499, S8502, S8540, S8553 [13DE], S8555, S8558, S8559, S8567-S8570, S8574, S8577-S8586, S8617 [14DE], S8669 [15DE], S8703, S8711-S8717 [16DE], S8746-S8753 [17DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), unanimous-consent agreement, S8742 [16DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), unanimous-consent request, S8556, S8567, S8570 [14DE]

FAA: use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (S. 1433), S4987 [28JY], S5226 [2AU]

FDIC: require a study on the impact of insured depository institution failures (H.R. 2056), S7777 [17NO], S7824 [18NO]

FEMA: authorize waiver of certain debts owed in cases where disaster assistance funds were distributed in error (S. 792), S2394 [12AP], S2822 [10MY], S3149 [19MY], S6703 [19OC]

———consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates (S. 1284), S4160 [28JN]

———ensure fair treatment of existing levees and flood control structures under the National Flood Insurance Program, S2227 [7AP]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1864), S8118 [1DE]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1958), S8408 [7DE]

FHA: require equitable treatment of homebuyers who have repaid their FHA-insured mortgages in full, S3598 [8JN], S3873, S3874 [16JN]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, S638-S641 [10FE], S812, S813, S860 [17FE], S1593 [14MR], S1814 [17MR], S3040 [17MY], S3086 [18MY], S3147 [19MY], S3514 [7JN], S3807 [15JN], S5474 [9SE], S5590-S5592 [14SE], S5708, S5715 [19SE], S5733, S5738-S5745, S5750, S5755-S5760 [20SE], S5800-S5811, S5813, S5816, S5824-S5830 [21SE], S5854-S5864, S5866-S5871, S5873, S5878-S5891 [22SE], S5942 [23SE], S6023 [3OC], S6297 [6OC], S6425-S6427, S6430 [12OC], S6450 [13OC]

———limit Trade Adjustment Assistance program benefits to workers who lose jobs as a result of imports from a country with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement in effect, S5857-S5860, S5864, S5866, S5878 [22SE]

———require that the extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program be contingent on passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama, S5804-S5809 [21SE]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 1420), S4915 [26JY], S4917, S4936 [27JY], S4996 [28JY]

Government regulations: impact on health care, S1534-S1537 [10MR]

Health: conform income calculations for purposes of eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan and Medicaid to existing low-income assistance programs (S. 1376), S5605 [14SE]

———constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, S463 [2FE], S7648-S7650 [17NO]

———delay implementation of health reform laws until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits, S1665 [15MR], S1729 [16MR], S1784, S1787, S1788 [17MR], S1953-S1955 [30MR], S3656 [9JN]

———eliminate free choice voucher program for low income workers, S2367 [12AP], S2485 [14AP]

———granting of waivers to exempt companies from annual caps on health care costs, S438, S443 [2FE], S2151 [6AP]

———health insurance premiums rates, S1772-S1774 [17MR]

———improve health of individuals and reduce health care costs by reorienting health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion (S. 174), S229 [25JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S2378 [12AP], S2440 [13AP], S6301, S6306 [6OC]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage, S402 [1FE]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (S. 311), S633 [8FE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S448 [2FE], S7274, S7275 [9NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions, S373-S377, S382, S383-S403 [1FE], S431-S433, S435, S474, S475 [2FE], S499, S539 [3FE], S735-S738 [15FE], S1420 [9MR], S1617 [15MR], S1713-S1715 [16MR], S2006 [31MR], S3714 [13JN], S6149 [5OC], S8024 [30NO], S8620 [15DE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), S247 [25JA], S249, S263-S265 [26JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (S. 192), S263 [26JA], S295 [27JA]

Health care facilities: extend period of applicability of the exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (S. 1431), S4961 [27JY]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform, S774 [16FE]

Martin's Point Health Care (organization): tribute to Medicare Advantage health plans, S6502 [13OC]

Medicaid: establish a demonstration project to encourage the provision of community-based services to disabled individuals, S6909 [31OC]

———impact of increased funding obligations on States, S1774 [17MR], S8670 [15DE]

———improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services, S6909 [31OC]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S6909 [31OC]

———reform, S2483 [14AP], S2906 [12MY], S3330 [25MY], S3717-S3719 [13JN], S4116, S4118 [27JN], S4907 [26JY]

———restore eligibility for citizens of the Freely Associated States (S. 1504), S5264 [2AU]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (S. 1242), S3975 [21JN]

———allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (S. 1317), S4305 [30JN]

———clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in participating long-term care hospitals (S. 1486), S5261 [2AU]

———clarify application of secondary payer rules (S. 1718), S6602-S6604 [17OC]

———count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (S. 818), S2510 [14AP]

———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (S. 604), S1829, S1830 [17MR]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 560), S1561 [10MR]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (S. 374), S873 [17FE]

———ensure equitable reimbursement for all rural States, S56 [5JA]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 227), S360 [31JA]

———establish smart card pilot program (S. 1551), S5580 [13SE]

———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (S. 733), S2139 [5AP]

———expand access to medication therapy management services (S. 274), S546 [3FE]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (S. 1454), S5076 [29JY]

———funding, S1484 [9MR]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (S. 1096), S3434 [26MY]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (S. 1416), S4912 [26JY]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (S. 1173), S3690 [9JN]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (S. 583), S1680 [15MR]

———prevent dismantling of program and establishment as a voucher program (S. 789), S2430 [13AP]

———protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 659), S1934 [29MR]

———provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (S. 1655), S6187 [5OC]

———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (S. 1203), S3831 [15JN]

———provide for temporary retention of sole community hospital status (S. 408), S908 [17FE]

———reform, S1315-S1318 [7MR], S2377 [12AP], S2409, S2433, S2440 [13AP], S2465, S2473, S2483, S2486, S2488 [14AP], S2667 [4MY], S2906 [12MY], S3099 [18MY], S3205 [23MY], S3252-S3257 [24MY], S3289, S3295-S3300, S3302, S3306-S3310, S3316-S3319, S3323-S3331, S3333, S3335 [25MY], S3380-S3386, S3408-S3411 [26MY], S3508 [6JN], S3516 [7JN], S3669 [9JN], S3741, S3746, S3757-S3759 [14JN], S3787, S3791-S3793, S3797, S3798, S3801, S3803 [15JN], S3851, S3877 [16JN], S3981 [22JN], S4112, S4118 [27JN], S4165, S4171, S4185 [29JN], S4335, S4338, S4354 [6JY], S4422, S4445 [7JY], S4498, S4503 [12JY], S4547, S4549 [13JY], S4657 [19JY], S4689, S4693 [20JY], S4756, S4757, S4771-S4773, S4792 [21JY], S5209 [2AU], S8707 [16DE]

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (S. 1206), S3836 [15JN]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 44), S2369 [12AP]

———strengthen and protect hospice programs (S. 722), S2089, S2090 [4AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S4372 [6JY]

———prevent misuse, overutilization, and trafficking of prescription drugs by limiting access to such drugs by high-risk beneficiaries (S. 882), S6592 [17OC]

———require provider payments to be made through direct deposit or electronic funds transfer (EFT) at insured depository institutions, S2369 [12AP]

Montpelier, VT: rally of medical students in support of Vermont implementing a Medicare for All Single Payer health care system, S1929 [29MR]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 270), S6470 [12OC]

National objectives: economic recovery, S1645 [15MR]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 266), S6143 [4OC]

Obama, President: proposal to slow growth of Medicare costs by strengthening the Independent Payment Advisory Board, S3099 [18MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (S. 248), S417 [1FE], S619 [7FE]

———allow States to opt out of certain provisions, S402 [1FE]

———allow States to opt out of certain provisions (S. 244), S608-S610 [7FE], S775 [16FE], S1101-S1103 [2MR], S1713 [16MR]

———creation of Early Retiree Reinsurance Program to subsidize health care costs of certain early retirees, S2066 [4AP]

———ensure that all Americans have access to waivers (S. 1395), S4803 [21JY], S5351 [7SE]

———ensure that children's oral health care be included in benefits packages in order for health insurers to participate in health insurance exchanges, S5973 [26SE]

———expedite Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S456 [2FE]

———financial assessment of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, S6072 [4OC]

———impact, S1772-S1778 [17MR], S1883 [28MR], S2226 [7AP], S4421 [7JY], S8382 [7DE]

———impact on employment, S1617 [15MR], S2220 [7AP], S7231-S7233 [9NO], S8403 [7DE]

———impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S4416 [7JY]

———impact on health care costs, S5693-S5697 [15SE]

———impact on Medicare funding, S78 [25JA], S464, S465 [2FE], S7348, S7349 [10NO]

———implementation, S1710, S1712 [16MR], S1971 [30MR]

———implementation of Medicare reforms and improvements in care, S1789 [17MR], S5851 [22SE], S8445 [8DE]

———permit stand-alone dental plans to participate in health insurance exchanges if paired with qualified health plans, S5973, S5974 [26SE]

———repeal, S373-S377, S382, S383-S403 [1FE], S431-S433, S435, S474, S475 [2FE], S539 [3FE], S735-S738 [15FE], S1420 [9MR], S1617 [15MR], S1713-S1715 [16MR], S2006 [31MR], S3670 [9JN], S3714 [13JN], S3945 [21JN], S4017 [22JN], S4438-S4440 [7JY], S4920-S4922 [27JY], S6149 [5OC], S6298 [6OC], S7021, S7037 [2NO], S7274, S7275 [9NO], S8024 [30NO], S8403 [7DE], S8620 [15DE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, S447 [2FE], S6310-S6312 [6OC], S6568-S6571 [17OC], S6705 [19OC], S6909 [31OC], S7038 [2NO], S7274, S7275 [9NO]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (S. 720), S7046-S7049 [2NO]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (S. 720), unanimous-consent request, S7045, S7046 [2NO]

———repeal (H.R. 2), S247 [25JA], S249, S263-S265 [26JA]

———repeal health insurance tax (S. 1880), S7614-S7616 [16NO]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), S2695 [4MY], S2702 [5MY]

———repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (S. 1368), S4609 [14JY]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 668), S2066 [4AP], S2472 [14AP], S3306, S3307 [25MY]

———repeal (S. 192), S263 [26JA], S295 [27JA], S499 [3FE]

———Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S7648-S7650 [17NO], S7987 [29NO], S8432 [8DE]

———U.S. district court rulings on constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, S371-S377, S391 [1FE], S444 [2FE]

Public debt: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, S4504 [12JY]

———exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit (S. Res. 230), S4488 [11JY], S4795 [21JY]

Public safety officers: extend Federal benefits to emergency service providers who die or are disabled in the line of duty, S671 [14FE], S829 [17FE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S1519 [10MR]

Small business: protect from health insurance premium increases or loss of insurance coverage, S2099-S2107 [5AP]

Social Security: prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 454), S1140 [2MR]

———repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (S. 868), S2725, S2726 [5MY]

———solvency, S462 [2FE], S776 [16FE], S1195, S1197 [3MR], S1315-S1318 [7MR], S3797 [15JN], S4275 [30JN], S4433-S4435 [7JY], S4693 [20JY]

Supreme Court: decision to hear Maxwell-Jolly v. Independent Living Center of Southern California challenging supremacy clause requiring States to comply with duly enacted Federal laws, S2574 [2MY]

Taxation: extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (S. 1801), S7128 [3NO]

———extend health insurance costs tax credit, S638, S640 [10FE], S813 [17FE]

———improve the health coverage tax credit (S. 1117), S3439 [26MY]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (S. 1404), S4806 [21JY]

Unemployment: provide assistance to employers and States and improve long-term solvency of unemployment compensation program (S. 386), S885 [17FE]

Walker, David: Comeback America Initiative (organization) lectures on the national debt, S3632 [9JN]

Women: health care for women, S2618 [3MY]

Reports

Biennial Report of the Texas Department of Insurance to the 82d Legislature: Mike Geeslin, Texas Dept. of Insurance, H279-H282 [19JA]

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company Views on Efforts To Redistribute NFIP Direct Policies To Write Your Own Insurers: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., H4906-H4908 [12JY]

Update on Job Growth Under Health Reform, H113 [7JA]

Reports filed

Collection of Copayments for Telehealth and Telemedicine Visits of Veterans Waiver Authorization: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 914) (S. Rept. 112-88), S6390 [11OC]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 35, Correction in Enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and Continuing Appropriations for Other Federal Departments and Agencies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 112-60), H2602 [12AP], H2664 [13AP]

Consideration of H. Res. 501, Sense of the House on Job Creation Incentives and Tax Provisions and Federal Programs Extension and Reform Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 112-335), H9945 [19DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act and H. Res. 9, Instruct Certain Committees To Report Legislation Replacing Health Care Reform Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 26) (H. Rept. 112-2), H102 [6JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 237) (H. Rept. 112-71), H2933 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 358, Protect Life Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 112-243), H6852 [12OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1213, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Mandatory Funding Provided to States To Establish American Health Benefit Exchanges Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 112-70), H2933 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1309, Flood Insurance Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 340) (H. Rept. 112-138), H4747 [7JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2576, Modify Calculation of Modified Adjusted Gross Income for Purposes of Determining Eligibility for Certain Healthcare-Related Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 448) (H. Rept. 112-261), H7068 [25OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 112-328), H8727 [12DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 112-335), H9945 [19DE]

Eliminate Certain Tax Benefits Relating to Abortion: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1232) (H. Rept. 112-55), H2409 [6AP]

FDIC Study on the Impact of Insured Depository Institution Failures: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2056) (H. Rept. 112-182), H5579 [26JY]

FEMA National Flood Insurance Fund Financial Solvency Restoration: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1940) (S. Rept. 112-98), S8183 [5DE]

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H10026 [23DE]

Flood Insurance Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. Rept. 112-102), H4044 [9JN]

Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 112-39), H3341 [23MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 112-39), H1982 [17MR]

Instruct Certain Committees To Report Legislation Replacing Health Care Reform Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 9) (H. Rept. 112-1), H102 [6JA]

Modify Calculation of Modified Adjusted Gross Income for Purposes of Determining Eligibility for Certain Healthcare-Related Programs: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2576) (H. Rept. 112-254), H6982 [18OC]

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 112-38), H1982 [17MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Mandatory Funding Provided to States To Establish American Health Benefit Exchanges Repeal: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1213) (H. Rept. 112-65), H2932 [2MY]

Protect Life Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 358) (H. Rept. 112-40), H1982 [17MR]

SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-343), H10026 [23DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6869 [13OC]

Statements

Equitable Medicare Reimbursement for All Rural States: Senator Grassley, S57-S59 [5JA]

Examining the Progress of Suicide Prevention Outreach Efforts at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Jacob B. Gadd, American Legion, H4716 [7JY]

Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act: Representatives Kline, George Miller, Walberg, and Woolsey, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H7912-H7914 [29NO]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: OMB, H8750 [13DE]

Modify Calculation of Modified Adjusted Gross Income for Taxation Purposes of Determining Eligibility for Certain Healthcare-Related Programs: Executive Office of the President, H7146 [27OC]

Support for Vermont Implementing a Medicare for All Single Payer Health Care System: Several Medical Students, S1929 [29MR]

Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act: Several Republican Senators, H9953 [20DE]

Veronica's Story About SNAP, Medi-Cal and Job Training, California, H5293 [21JY]

Summaries

Healthy Indiana Plan, H1432 [1MR]

Surveys

Living Well at the End of Life—A National Conversation: National Journal and Regence Foundation, H1585-H1594 [8MR]

Tables

Budgetary effects of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8811 [13DE], H9982 [20DE]

Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, H9983 [20DE]

Effects on revenues and direct spending of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8812 [13DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, H314, H352 [19JA]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8812 [13DE]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7158 [27OC]

Trade Adjustment Assistance program worker certifications, S5803 [21SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 35, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and continuing appropriations for other Federal departments and agencies relative to health care reform funding, H2795 [14AP]

H. Res. 9, instruct certain committees of the House to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation, H361 [20JA], H2945 [3MY]

H. Res. 26, consideration of H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act and H. Res. 9, instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation, H107 [7JA]

H. Res. 218, consideration of H. Con. Res. 35, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and continuing appropriations for other Federal departments and agencies relative to health care reform funding, H2616 [13AP]

H. Res. 236, consideration of H.R. 1213, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges repeal, H2943 [3MY]

H. Res. 237, consideration of H.R. 3, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H3014 [4MY]

H. Res. 340, consideration of H.R. 1309, Flood Insurance Reform Act, H4757 [8JY]

H. Res. 368, return to House of H.R. 1309, Flood Insurance Reform Act, H5408 [25JY]

H. Res. 448, consideration of H.R. 2576, modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs and H.R. 674, repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts, H7084 [26OC]

H. Res. 491, consideration of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8745 [13DE]

H. Res. 501, sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H9987 [20DE]

H. Res. 502, consideration of H. Res. 501, sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H9949 [20DE]

H. Res. 502, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H9949 [20DE]

H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, H209 [18JA]

H.R. 3, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H3023 [4MY]

H.R. 358, Protect Life Act, H6886 [13OC]

H.R. 1213, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges repeal, H2961 [3MY]

H.R. 1309, Flood Insurance Reform Act, H4888-H4894 [12JY]

H.R. 2056, require an FDIC study on the impact of insured depository institution failures, S7777 [17NO], H5541 [26JY]

H.R. 2465, Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act, H7908 [29NO]

H.R. 2576, modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for taxation purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, H7143 [27OC]

H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8763-H8799 [13DE]

H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, S8749-S8752 [17DE], H9960-H9963 [20DE]

H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, H10021-H10025 [23DE]

S. 31, Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act, S151 [25JA]

S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act, S206 [25JA]

S. 174, Health Lifestyles and Prevention (HeLP) America Act, S229-S239 [25JA]

S. 248, Empowering States to Innovate Act, S417 [1FE]

S. 386, Unemployment Insurance Solvency Act, S885-S887 [17FE]

S. 490, increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, S1236 [3MR]

S. 560, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S1561-S1563 [10MR]

S. 660, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act, S1935 [29MR]

S. 722, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, S2089 [4AP]

S. 733, exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals, S2140 [5AP]

S. 756, Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, S2269 [7AP]

S. 856, Medicare Spending Transparency Act, S2531 [14AP]

S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act, S3228 [23MY]

S. 1173, Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act, S3690-S3692 [9JN]

S. 1275, Social Security Number Protection Act, S4102 [23JN]

S. 1284, FEMA consideration of reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates, S4160 [28JN]

S. 1454, extended Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions, S5076 [29JY]

S. 1504, Medicaid Restoration for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act, S5264 [2AU]

S. 1609, Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act, S5907 [22SE]

S. 1718, Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act, S6602 [17OC]

S. 1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act, S7129-S7131 [3NO]

S. 1958, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, S8408 [7DE]

S. Res. 230, exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, S4487 [11JY]

S. Res. 266, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, S5628 [14SE], S6143 [4OC]

S. Res. 270, National Life Insurance Awareness Month, S5689 [15SE]

S. Res. 270, support goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, S6470 [12OC]

Transcripts

White House Discussion on Cost Containment at Bipartisan Meeting on Health Care Reform: Congressional Leadership Delegation and President Obama, S1772 [17MR]